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Through 5/26: Fri-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PMTheater & Performance
The tale Chris Bower tells in this one-hander, about an unhinged father determined to make his son into a high school football star, could stand on its own as a fascinating short story. But brought to the stage by director Kevlyn Hayes and actor Matt Test, the piece is powerful, darkly funny—and ultimately sad. Test plays a computer repair guy who's allowed his inner demons to rule, and ruin, his life. Estranged from his son and forbidden by court order to be near his wife—who goes to all the football games—he's drawn inexorably to repeated self-destructive encounters with them, and with the authorities. Hayes's clever, graceful staging finds myriad onstage metaphors for the protagonist's disintegrating mental state. —Jack Helbig $15
773-609-2336Bitchin' Purge 3
Sun., May 26, 8 p.m.Spoken Word/Poetry Slams/Open Mikes
Restaurant employees share true stories of their experiences in the service industry. Comedians Megan Gailey and Ray Holleb also perform.
$5-$10
Girl Group Chicago, Bobby Conn & the Pretty Flowers, Chances Dances DJs
Sun., May 26, 9 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
Reading Room
5/5-5/26:Galleries
Group show featuring multidisciplinary work that explores "reading in various fashions—leisure, research, skimming, pleasure." Reception Sun 5/5, 1 PM.
Ciders and Sliders
Mon., May 27, 2 p.m.Folk & Country
Enjoy barbecue and a complimentary glass of Virtue Cider. Gangstagrass, Whistle Pigs, and Bubbly Creek Bluegrass Band perform.
$10
Unknown Pleasures
5/10-5/30Galleries
BOLT resident Laura Davis presents Joy Division-inspired reappropriations of jewelry and furniture. Reception Fri 5/10, 6-9 PM.
No Gods No Masters
5/10-5/30Galleries
Group show featuring HATCH artists, which focuses on the significance of GIFs. Reception Reception Fri 5/10, 6-9 PM..
I'll Never Say Never to Always
4/12-6/1.Galleries
Nostalgic paintings by Jon Waldo. Reception Fri 4/12, 6-9 PM.
The Land Between Solar Systems
4/12-6/1.Galleries
Tech-focused paintings by Hollis Brown Thornton. Reception Fri 4/12, 6-9 PM.
